The kids look forward to New Year's Eve just as much as we do as we all get to hang out with our friends. Our gang is growing both in numbers and in age. Happy New Year!
December 31, 2013
December 27, 2013
Sledding Time!
We spent a day riding some big hills and then finished up by building a snowman. Wes was a wild man and kept wanting to go down steeper hills. That was one fun day!
December 25, 2013
Christmas Day 2013
We had a house full of love on Christmas day this year. Grandpa Lin, Papa Choo Choo, Grammy Sharon, and Great Grandma Jean were all there to celebrate with us. It sure makes Christmas extra special to spend it with the ones you love. Grammy Deb was in the hospital recovering from her thyroid surgery that she had the day before. They were able to remove all of the cancer, which was our Christmas miracle.
December 24, 2013
December 22, 2013
Benny the Bunny
December 19, 2013
School Christmas Programs 2013
Wes was quite the singer in the Christmas program at Grace Lutheran. :)
Wes and Addie had a special part in the Great Lakes Montessori Christmas program. They were the children of a family who went out to the forest to find a Christmas tree.
December 2, 2013
Oh Christmas Tree 2013
This was our 2nd year of touring Southwest Michigan in search of a Christmas tree. At the 2nd tree farm (practically in Indiana) we trudged through the mud and finally found a tree. The kids are really starting to get into it even though it might just be because of the hot chocolate they know they get in the shop when we are done. :) They couldn't wait to get it home and start decorating.
December 1, 2013
November 30, 2013
MSU Football
November 26, 2013
November 11, 2013
Addie's 3 Year Stats
Here is our little lady who is FULL of personality. She loves playing dress up on a daily basis with her tutu's and princess dresses. She often pushes her baby dolls around in strollers or shopping carts. She can still tear a room apart in seconds. She has Wes beat 100% in this aspect. You can't help but smile and laugh at her cute ways when you are around her. However, she will totally call you out for laughing. "Don't laugh!" with a stern face is a common phrase of hers. I'm trying to get her to not be so self conscious. She can hold her own against a good beat up with her brother.
At three years old she measured at 37.5 inches tall (52nd percentile) and 31 lbs. (54th percentile).
Happy 3rd birthday to our sweet, spunky beautiful baby girl!
November 9, 2013
Happy 3rd Birthday, Addie!
The day after her party was her actual birthday and then she opened up the presents from us. One of her presents was a big girl bed. I also made her a quilt for for her new bed. :)
November 3, 2013
St. Joseph Lighthouse Pier
October 2, 2013
Grand Mere Dunes
For the first time in the 10+ years we have lived here we decided to hike some local dune trails. It was a lot of fun and we'll definitely be going more.
This is the first really big dune that they decided to climb. The funniest part was that they then decided to all come down. Addie ran the whole way down and I have no idea how she didn't wind up eating sand.
Then we found the trail that led us to Lake Michigan. It was awesome to climb up the dune and see this view from the top.
We found a log and put the camera on it. We are getting to be pros with this self family portrait thing.
Then we watched the sun set. We really need to watch a lot more sunsets.
The kids absolutely loved the adventure hike. On the way to the truck Ben asked why we hadn't hiked the dunes before with the kids. I replied, "Because we would have had to carry them the whole way." He agreed. We now have kids big enough to not carry everywhere. That is both exciting and sad all at the same time. But here's to new future family adventures.
September 27, 2013
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